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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council - 01/11/1977 APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, JANUARY 11 , 1977 7: 30 PM, CITY HALL COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Wolfgang Penzel Billy Bye Joan Meyers Dave Osterholt Sidney Pauly COUNCIL STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Roger Ulstad; City Attorney Harlan Perbix; Director of Community Services Marty Jessen; Planner Dick Putnam; Landscape Architect Chris Enger; and Joyce Provo, Recording Secretary IWOCATION: Councilman Dave Osterholt PLEDGE OF ALLEGIM;J�CE ROLL CALL: Penzel , Bye, Osterholt and Pauly present; Meyers arrived at meetinu at 7: 40 Phi. 1 . : 7)PRC,'1"AL OF AGENDA AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS TI0,N: Osterholt moved , seconded by Bye, to approve the Council Agenda published. Motion carried unanimously. r _ . IC HEARINGS 977 Corr%ni ty Development Block- Grant point application for approximate] $45, JJ ct Federal fuirds to be used for el ioible community__p�rojects. Continued Publ 7 c Eiear� ng f rom January 4 , 1 y77 y City Planner Putnam explained that the Planning Commission, at their 1 meeting held January 10 , endorsed the same projects as recommended � by the Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources Commission as described in nernc from Director of Community Services Jessen dated January 4, 1977. Bob Hal 1 , 15061 Summerh i l l Drive, asked the following questions : 1) Hcw much area is going to be set aside for the actual playground? 2) How much money will be spent on the Edenvale area site? and 3)What will we have when it is completed? Director of Community Services Jessen explained that the area is north of Valley View Road and Edenvale Boulevard with a total -of approximately 34 acres committed to the City. The City will be spending between $15, 000 and $20,000. At this time Mr. Jessen could not answer question as to what playground equipment will be installed as all of the final grading estimates have not been received and the City will first solicit *4 neighborhood input. 1 7 A. 1977 Corimuni ty Development Block grant (continued) Mr. Hall further questioned if the residents would know what they are going to end up with before the Edenvale site is completed. Jessen replied that the first thing the City staff would do is get together with people who live in Edenvale and who would use the facility the most through ne i.ghborhood meetings. Mrs . Meyerhoff, 7055 Woodland Drive, questioned if the Edenvale site would be non-profit. Jessen responded it would be City owned. Mrs . Meyerhoff further asked if the City had thought of having the Army Reserve do the grading. Jessen stated he would see if this could be done as he has not explored this possibility in great detail . Meyers questioned if we receive the total dollar amount and manage to save some by using volunteer labor, do we lose the money or can we use it on additional projectsr Putnam explained we do not lose the money and that the City can use it for other projects if we like, or we can use it for the project we have, i .e. , play equipment. Bye expressed his disappointment that 'the tree replacement did not come into strong consideration and asked if the Task Force had been contacted. Jessen explained that stuff has attempted to define a list of projects that would be fundable. He further explained that he has talked to a couple of people on the Forestry Task Force and their opinions range from "I think we have budgeted money for that already and spend this on other facilities in the City" to "tie should get every dollar for dutch elm replacement we can get" . Jessen stated the Parks , fM r Recreation & Natural Resources Commission discussed this previously c and felt this money should be used for recreational facilities. MOTION: Osterholt moved, seconded by Meyers, to close the Public Hearing and adopt Resolution No. 77-9, authorizing submission of the ,; City of Eden Prairie Grant Application to Hennepin County for inclusion in the Urban Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant Application, r in accord with the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, based on the recommendations from the Parks , Recreation & Natural Resources Commission and the Planning Commission. Motion carried unanimously. Sanitary Sewer and Watermain Improvements on Heritage Road, I .C. 51-290. TResolution No. 1220 City Manager Ulstad explained that this is a continued public hearing from December 7, 1976, and referred to the signed petition dated 113177 which listed the concerns of residents on Heritage Road. Particular attention was paid to item 8 whereby the residents requested that the builder meet with the property owners to see if an agreement could• be worked out which would be advantageous to all parties involved. Jim Hoag, 7660 Heritage Road, spoke on behalf of the petitioners and answered questions of Council members. 3 r � i B. Sanity Sewer and blatermain Improvements on Heritage Road, I .C. 51-290. Conti rued MOTION: Bye moved, seconded by Osterholt, to continue the Public Hearing for Sanitary Sewer and Watermai n Improvements on Heritage Road, I . C. 51-290� and direct staff to set up a meeting or meetings between the petitioners, other residents , and the developer and report back to the Council at the Y February 15th Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously. III . REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS & COMMISSIONS A. Report of Director of Community Services 1. 1977 LAWCON Grant Final A lication Director of Community Services Jessen outlined his memo in detail dated January 7, 1977. EE F City Planner Putnam spoke to the 4 alternative road alignments, those being: 1) the disjointed northern alignment; 2) the alignment to the south; 3) directly through the middle of the park; and 4) the northern route within the park. Chris Enger, Landscape Architect, displayed a model of Round Lake pointing out the recreational facilities approved by the Council and spoke to 2 road alignments: 1) the direct route; and 2) the ncrthern route wi thin the park. ,lessen explained that the School Board will be considering the road alignments on Thursday, January 13, but felt the Council could proceed with the grant application before proceeding with approval of the road alignment. `i Osterhol t felt the $2, 700 which is proposed to be used for a boat launch could be better used for children in the Round Lake Park area . Tom Bartel , Eden Prairie News , asked what the difference in cost would be between the 2 routes and who will be paying for it. Ulstad explained that payment would be worked between the School District and the City, and thedifference in cost is about $100,000 (direct route being $375, 000 and the northern route $475,000 just for road construction costs ). Idrs . Rutherford, 7023 Woodland, questioned if the LAWCON grant is just to be used for Round Lake or if the grant could be .used for the Edenvale Park site. Penzel explained that this grant could be used only for Round Lake. 1 ' ' i ; A_ 1977 Grant Final Appl ication (continued) MOTION: Uye moved, seconded by Meyers , to adopt Resolution No. 77-2, authorizing the City Manager to sign application for grants to develop recreational lands and open space under the provision of the Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act and the State Natural Resources Fund Act. Motion carried unanimously. MOTI014: Meyers moved, seconded by Bye, to adopt Resolution No. 77-3, authorizing the filing of application for grants to develop recreational land and open space under the provision of the Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act and the State Natural Resources Fund Act. Motion carried unanimously. IV . NEW BUSINcSS A. Mayor Penzel acknowledged the invitation to Council members to attend a meeting on January 22, 1977, 9: 00 AM at the Minnetonka City Hall , with Senator John Keefe and Representative Douglas Ewald to discuss legislative programs and objectives for the 1977 legislative session. V . ADJOUR^�tiENT MOTION: Bye moved, seconded by Pleyers , to adjourn the meeting at 9:10 PM. Motion carried unanimously. . t